UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR

FACULTAD DE FILOSOFIA CIENCIAS Y LETRAS DE LA EDUCACION

CARRERA INGLES

TEMA: COUNTABLE VS. NOUN COUNTABLE NOUNS

AUTOR: JACQUELINE GAVILANES

CUARTO SEMESTRE

COUNTABLE VS. NOUN

COUNTABLE NOUNS

COUNTABLE

OARE FOR THINGS WE CAN COUNT, THEREFORE YOU

CAN PUT A NUMBER

EXAMPLES

O Dogs 2 dogsO Horses 3 horsesO Men 4 mensO Shops 6 shopsO Ideas many

ideas

OUNCOUNTABLE NOUNS ARE FOR THE THINGS THAT WE CANNOT COUNT.

OTHUS YOU CAN SAY THAT THEY INCLUDE, LIQUIDS, MASSES AND ABSTRACTIONS

EXAMPLES: tea, water, air, rice

OTHEY ARE USED WHIT A SINGULAR VERB

OTHEY DO NOT HAVE A PLURAL FORM, MOST THE TIME

OWE CANNOT SAY SUGARS, RICES, WATERS

Examples of commom uncountable nouns

O MoneyO FornitureO HappinessO SadnessO ResearchO EvidenceO SafetyO BeautyO knowledge

OSOME NOUNS ARE COUNTABLE IN OTHER LANGUAGES BUT UNCOUNTABLE I ENGLISH

SOME OF THIS NOUNS ARE:

O ADVISE

O BAGGAGEO BEHAVIOURO BREADO FORNITUREO WORK

O INFORMATIONO LUGGAGEO NEWSO PROGRESSO TRAFFICO TROUBLEO WEATHER

Be careful with the noun hair

which is normaly uncountable in

english

Examples of countable and noun-countable nouns

COUNTABLE NOUNNON COUNTABLE

NOUN

O FLOWERSO BOOKSO PENCILSO DOGSO CATS

O WATERO WINEO POLLUTIONO CHOCOLATEO STARVATION

AFFIRMATIVE STRUCTURE

O There is a house in the treeO There is a ladder at the houseO There is a paint can on the houseO There is a three under the houseO There are 3 ducks in the house

NEGATIVE STRUCTURE

O There is not a house in the treeO There is not a ladder at the houseO There is not a paint can on the houseO There is not a three under the houseO There are not 3 ducks in the house

INTERROGATIVE STRUCTURE

O Is there a bonfire in the camp?O Is there a tent in the camp?O Is there a pure air in the camp?O Is there technology in the forest?

HOW MUCH- HOW MANY

OWE USE THE CUESTIONS HOW MANY OR HOW MUCH TO INVESTIGATE THE NUMBER OR QUANTITY OF A NOUN.

There are some expression that indicate the number or quantity

of the nouns With countable nouns With uncountable

nouns

How many? How much

A lot of Alot of

Many Much

Some Some

Several -

Various -

Few Little

A few A little

examplesO Goofy has a lot of ice cream in a

glassO There is little ice cream on the tableO There are some delicious flvours in

the cafeteina

How members of family do you have?

O One family

O Parents: one motherO one father

O Siblings: one sisterO one brother

O Spouses: a wifeO a husband

O Children: 2 daughtereO 1 son

O Grandparents:

O Aunt

O Two cousins